On the Zoological Geography of the Malay Archipelago
On the Zoological Geography of the Malay Archipelago

Author: Alfred Russel Wallace

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2016-05-25

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1473362571

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This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1859 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'On the Zoological Geography of the Malay Archipelago' is an article detailing Wallace's observations during his travels in Asia. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired by the travelling naturalists of the day and decided to begin his exploration career collecting specimens in the Amazon rainforest. He explored the Rio Negra for four years, making notes on the peoples and languages he encountered as well as the geography, flora, and fauna. While travelling, Wallace refined his thoughts about evolution and in 1858 he outlined his theory of natural selection in an article he sent to Charles Darwin. Wallace made a huge contribution to the natural sciences and he will continue to be remembered as one of the key figures in the development of evolutionary theory.

Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology

Author: Linnean Society of London

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2016-06-23

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781318858729

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.